Ancient Wisdom

So many so called spiritual therapies rely on the wisdom of the ancients as a justification of their effectiveness, as if ancient societies such as the Greeks, Egyptians, Mayans etc. knew more about psychology, physiology and medicine than we do today.

Just like the ‘All Natural’ phallacy, the idea that we have somehow forgotten or misplaced some mystical lore, or that some secret society has hidden away some powerful force that only the select can know is naive at best.

Most ancient societies thought that illness was brought on by evil spirits (rather than pathogens) and would treat them as such. Headaches would be resolved by drilling a hole in the head, dead rats could remove plague, and rubbing urine into a injury could heal it (yes, these are all real ancient wisdom cures).

To believe that ancient cures should be used today shows an ignorance of how the world works

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About the author

Lee Avery

Professional Therapist, Clinical Hypnosis & NLP Trainer with over 25 years of experience in training new professionals and treating clients. He specialises in Trauma related Psychological health issues. After years of running training classes Lee has decided to publish his training materials online to further the accessibility of NLP and Hypnosis. He is an advocate for Clinical Hypnosis Excellence and is constantly looking to improve the professional standing of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy within the medical community.

He also runs Achieving Greatness a software development company producing mobile apps for the mental health community.